(::String) — The data type retrieved from the schema of the data source. For
instance, for a BigQuery native table, it is the BigQuery Table
Schema.
For a Dataplex Entity, it is the Entity
Schema.
#type=
deftype=(value)->::String
Parameter
value (::String) — The data type retrieved from the schema of the data source. For
instance, for a BigQuery native table, it is the BigQuery Table
Schema.
For a Dataplex Entity, it is the Entity
Schema.
Returns
(::String) — The data type retrieved from the schema of the data source. For
instance, for a BigQuery native table, it is the BigQuery Table
Schema.
For a Dataplex Entity, it is the Entity
Schema.
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[0.7.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dataplex-v1/0.7.0/Google-Cloud-Dataplex-V1-DataProfileResult-Profile-Field)\n- [0.6.1](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dataplex-v1/0.6.1/Google-Cloud-Dataplex-V1-DataProfileResult-Profile-Field)\n- [0.5.1](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dataplex-v1/0.5.1/Google-Cloud-Dataplex-V1-DataProfileResult-Profile-Field)\n- [0.4.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dataplex-v1/0.4.0/Google-Cloud-Dataplex-V1-DataProfileResult-Profile-Field)\n- [0.3.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dataplex-v1/0.3.0/Google-Cloud-Dataplex-V1-DataProfileResult-Profile-Field)\n- [0.2.1](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dataplex-v1/0.2.1/Google-Cloud-Dataplex-V1-DataProfileResult-Profile-Field)\n- [0.1.0](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-dataplex-v1/0.1.0/Google-Cloud-Dataplex-V1-DataProfileResult-Profile-Field) \nReference documentation and code samples for the Dataplex V1 API class Google::Cloud::Dataplex::V1::DataProfileResult::Profile::Field.\n\nA field within a table. \n\nInherits\n--------\n\n- Object \n\nExtended By\n-----------\n\n- Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods \n\nIncludes\n--------\n\n- Google::Protobuf::MessageExts\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### #mode\n\n def mode() -\u003e ::String\n\n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- The mode of the field. Possible values include:\n\n - REQUIRED, if it is a required field.\n - NULLABLE, if it is an optional field.\n - REPEATED, if it is a repeated field.\n\n### #mode=\n\n def mode=(value) -\u003e ::String\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** (::String) ---\n\n The mode of the field. Possible values include:\n - REQUIRED, if it is a required field.\n - NULLABLE, if it is an optional field.\n- REPEATED, if it is a repeated field. \n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- The mode of the field. Possible values include:\n\n - REQUIRED, if it is a required field.\n - NULLABLE, if it is an optional field.\n - REPEATED, if it is a repeated field.\n\n### #name\n\n def name() -\u003e ::String\n\n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- The name of the field.\n\n### #name=\n\n def name=(value) -\u003e ::String\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** (::String) --- The name of the field. \n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- The name of the field.\n\n### #profile\n\n def profile() -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Dataplex::V1::DataProfileResult::Profile::Field::ProfileInfo\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::Dataplex::V1::DataProfileResult::Profile::Field::ProfileInfo](./Google-Cloud-Dataplex-V1-DataProfileResult-Profile-Field-ProfileInfo)) --- Profile information for the corresponding field.\n\n### #profile=\n\n def profile=(value) -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Dataplex::V1::DataProfileResult::Profile::Field::ProfileInfo\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** ([::Google::Cloud::Dataplex::V1::DataProfileResult::Profile::Field::ProfileInfo](./Google-Cloud-Dataplex-V1-DataProfileResult-Profile-Field-ProfileInfo)) --- Profile information for the corresponding field. \n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::Dataplex::V1::DataProfileResult::Profile::Field::ProfileInfo](./Google-Cloud-Dataplex-V1-DataProfileResult-Profile-Field-ProfileInfo)) --- Profile information for the corresponding field.\n\n### #type\n\n def type() -\u003e ::String\n\n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- The data type retrieved from the schema of the data source. For instance, for a BigQuery native table, it is the [BigQuery Table\n Schema](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/rest/v2/tables#tablefieldschema). For a Dataplex Entity, it is the [Entity\n Schema](https://cloud.google.com/dataplex/docs/reference/rpc/google.cloud.dataplex.v1#type_3).\n\n### #type=\n\n def type=(value) -\u003e ::String\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** (::String) --- The data type retrieved from the schema of the data source. For instance, for a BigQuery native table, it is the [BigQuery Table\n Schema](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/rest/v2/tables#tablefieldschema). For a Dataplex Entity, it is the [Entity\nSchema](https://cloud.google.com/dataplex/docs/reference/rpc/google.cloud.dataplex.v1#type_3). \n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- The data type retrieved from the schema of the data source. For instance, for a BigQuery native table, it is the [BigQuery Table\n Schema](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/rest/v2/tables#tablefieldschema). For a Dataplex Entity, it is the [Entity\n Schema](https://cloud.google.com/dataplex/docs/reference/rpc/google.cloud.dataplex.v1#type_3)."]]